Beaucarnea recurvata (K.Kouch & Fintelm.) Lem. | |
Asparagaceae | |
Ponytail Palm | |
| Botanical Name | Beaucarnea recurvata (K.Kouch & Fintelm.) Lem. |
| Synonyms | Pincenectitia tuberculate Lem.; Dasylirion inerme S.Watson; Nolina recurvata (Lem.) Hemsl.; Beaucarnea tuberculata (Lem.) Hurst |
| Family | Asparagaceae |
| Common Name | English: Ponytail Palm / Tamil: Yaanai Kaal Panai |
| Distribution | Global: Native to Mexico, Ornamental plant in Tropic and subtropic countries. Indian: Throughout India |
| Description | Evergreen caudiciform shrub or tree grow up to 8 m height, bark whitish grey, stem swollen at the base for storing water, succulent. Leave simple strap shaped, recurved, leathery, produced as tufts at the terminal end of the stem. In florescence elongated cluster panicle. Flowers creamy yellow, showy, dioecious male and female flower produced separate plants. Male flower are minute white, tepals 6 two whorls, stamens 6, arranged in two whorls, filament white, anther yellow, pistilode present. Female flowers as like male flower, red tinched, monocarpel, style short, seed small, shiny. |
| Flowering Fruiting period | Take 30 years to flower, May - June |
| Uses | Ornamental plant grown in garden. |
| Medicinal Uses | Not known. |
| Tamil Name | Ponytail Palm |